Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

"If it's just some magical creatures in the maze, then I think I should probably go back to the office."

He said this with obvious lack of interest.

But after hearing this, Ryan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Professor Snape."

"Of course the test isn't that simple—please continue reading."

written request for leave

My good friend is getting married and I need to be the best man. I'm taking a day off today.

Chapter 169 Ryan designed a flight test? Don’t make me laugh!

Harry and Ron were running.

Behind them, dozens of fire ash snakes were chasing them all the way.

Wherever the fire ash snakes passed, the unique charred marks brought about by the scorching temperature were simply shocking to Harry and Ron.

"Damn it, we shouldn't have attacked that fire ash snake!"

At this moment, Harry felt a little regretful.

That's right.

Just after encountering the fire ash snake, he and Ron decisively chose to take action.

With the help of the spells they had practiced hard during the summer vacation, and a stone that happened to be nearby, they successfully hit the fire ash snake's head - when the latter was hit, a stream of magical light emanated from its body, and its figure disappeared on the spot.

Harry and Ron were rewarded with three points of magic power, which made the badges on their bodies a little more solid.

But at the same time, this has directly led to the current situation.

Fire Ash Snakes are extremely united magical creatures, and the Fire Ash Snake they defeated obviously had a large family.

"Harry! We've got to do something—pass out!"

While running away, Ron cast a stunning spell behind him, but the accuracy of the spell he cast while running away was obviously very problematic - the spell hit a stone next to him directly!

"I know!"

Harry growled.

His mind quickly recalled the knowledge about the Fire Ash Snake.

"They're afraid of water, Ron—especially running water that's full of magic!"

"What do you want me to do? Take off my pants and pee now!?"

Ron shouted.

"Or have you secretly learned some magic spell without telling me? Stop hiding it and use it!"

"Shit!"

Harry regretted his careless choice of good brother - why did he meet such a guy on the train?

"Water, flowing water..."

While Harry was running wildly, he was thinking about what to do.

"Harry! Water! Water!"

"I know we need water! Ron, shut up!"

Harry said impatiently at Ron's shout.

"No! Harry, I mean—look up there!"

above?

Ron's words made Harry subconsciously look up, and then he saw the dome above him. Not far from their name marks, there was a water flow mark!

then...

Harry and Ron looked at each other and changed the direction of their escape at the same time - this directly resulted in Ron's wizard robe being hit by the saliva of a fire ash snake and bursting into flames.

But Ron and Harry didn't care about that.

They ran forward and sure enough, they saw a river suddenly appearing not far away.

Although they didn't know when a river appeared in the Forbidden Forest, they jumped in without hesitation.

The icy water immediately began to wash over their skin, and the river water began to invade their nostrils.

At this moment, Harry and Ron were even more panicked to find that the depth and width of the river seemed to be far beyond their original estimation. The vast, bottomless, abyss-like river water made them even suspect that they had jumped into the sea.

At this moment, they even saw a figure swimming towards them in the "sea".

Ron was a little panicked—he even subconsciously wanted to speak, but he choked on a mouthful of water.

Harry could understand Ron's meaning through their tacit eye contact.

"Is it a mermaid?"

Harry held his breath and grasped his wand cautiously.

He felt that he was running out of breath. Perhaps he should have chanted a spell in advance, but he was not sure he could hit the other person in the water.

And soon, he became even more confused.

Because he found that the 'merman' seemed a little... fat.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The next moment, he heard the 'merman' making a whimpering sound.

Harry looked closely and realized, "Neville?"

That's right.

The one who appeared at the bottom of the river at this moment was not a mermaid, but Neville Longbottom.

But this time, Neville had strange gills growing on his face and neck.

He swam to Harry with an anxious look on his face, holding two strange, algae-like plants in his hands.

From his actions, Harry judged that Neville probably wanted him and Ron to eat this thing.

And it was obvious that Harry could trust Neville.

So he opened his mouth and swallowed the plant, and Ron beside him followed suit - he was almost unable to hold his breath.

The slippery feeling was swallowed into his stomach, and then Harry felt an itch on his neck, chin and cheeks.

A moment later, he was surprised to find that he had grown gills.

He could actually breathe underwater.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Seeing this scene, Neville seemed relieved.

Then he gently took out his wand and waved it in the flowing water.

[This is the scapula, which allows people to breathe underwater]

As he waved his wand, magic power gathered into words and flowed in the water.

So Harry was a little surprised, and so was Ron.

Their impression of Neville was still that of a poor student with poor magical talent.

But it was obvious that the magic control displayed by Neville at this moment was not simple - Flagrate was perhaps one of the simplest spells, and even a young wizard who had not yet entered school could use this spell to leave traces in the air.

But it is not easy to use this spell to actually write fluently. At least Harry and Ron have tried but failed.

But Neville was obviously very skilled at it.

The next moment, Harry instantly realized the reason - because of the Longbottoms' affairs, Ryan had been in frequent contact with Neville last semester.

Neville himself said that Ryan often took the time to teach him spells while he was at St. Mungo's Hospital, and even persuaded him and his grandmother to replace his wand.

"I know you want to commemorate Ms. Alice and Mr. Frank, but that wand is obviously not the best wand for Neville... He deserves better."

"And the Longbottoms won't wake up until next year at the latest—I mean... the word 'commemoration' seems a bit inappropriate at that time, doesn't it?"

So Neville changed his wand.

Ryan also commented on Neville's magical talent: "His magic power is not strong, but it is very delicate, like life is leaping in his veins... He will be a very good herbalist. I think he may be very good in potions, transfiguration and dueling, which require the test of magical subtlety."

And now, Harry saw Neville's magical talent with his own eyes - his meticulous control of magic was indeed outstanding.

But while Harry was daydreaming, Neville continued writing.

[Are you also here to complete a mission? ]

"Mission? What mission?"

Harry subconsciously wanted to answer, but this only caused him to choke on a mouthful of river water.

So he made a sign to Neville, and the three of them climbed up to the river bank.

"Don't stray too far from the water. The sacweed will make you need water. After about half an hour, its effect will wear off and you'd better come ashore."

As soon as Neville surfaced, he stopped Ron who was about to go ashore.

"Okay - Neville, what mission are you talking about?"

Harry asked the key question out of curiosity.

"You don't know?"

Neville's eyes widened in surprise: "We've been in the maze for almost half an hour?"

"Uh..."

Harry and Ron looked at each other awkwardly, not daring to mention that they had been being chased by the Fire Ash Snakes for the past half hour.

But Neville is obviously not the type to ask questions.

So he quickly explained, "There are many tasks and tests in the maze, as well as some magical creatures. As long as you complete the tasks, pass the tests, defeat or help those magical creatures, you can gain magic power... All these things will be marked on the map."

"For example, there's a quest for this river. The goal is to collect 10 scissor grass and 15 water grass—they grow at the bottom of the river or along the riverbank... Collecting them all will give you 20 mana."